Which tent?

[wallabyhunter]

How best to store the poles on the bike?

Depends just how long. In the past I used a short peice of pvc pipe, capped at both ends & fixed to the rack. Poles just slide out & the pipe stays fixed.

But the new tent has 2 of those 3 way joiners on it & won't fit into the pipe, gonna have to figure out another way.

 

[Stick on a Giant]

I stuck the poles inside my carrymat, which went on top of the rack in a binbag. Seemed to do the trick.

 

[Riding in Circles]

Pop the seat off and stick them in the frame?

 

[Dormouse]

Terra Nova Solar 2 works really well for a one person cycle camping tent.

Seconded. I have used mine for backpacking for several years without any complaint.